Overview
The department of the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology was established in 1986 along with other departments of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Suez Canal University. The department is responsible for teaching the Veterinary Forensic science and general and specific toxicology to the fourth year students within the Veterinary education curriculum.
The department also trains students at the postgraduate level through offering two degree programs, Master's degree (MVSc.) and (PhD) degree in the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology sciences.
The department has several major ongoing research programs involving basic sciences, toxicology of pesticides, and applied toxicology. These researches are expected to enhance teaching and research aspects and improve life for both animals and humans.
Vision
Is to become a center of excellence in providing qualitative knowledge of basic science in forensic medicine and toxicology to the Veterinary profession and related sciences in dealing with fundamental biological questions and dealing with the application of medical knowledge to legal questions.
Mission
To make sure that all students who pass through our department leave with scientific knowledge and practical foundation in the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. These courses are the starting point of many health-related profession and are the keystones of a healthy functioning animal's body as well as being indispensable in crime judgment. We attempt to give the students a solid base in those disciplines.
Goals
- Teaching the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology course to the 4th grade students.
- Preparing a qualified Veterinarian who can:
- Deal the cases of the death and determine its causes.
- Diagnose and differentiate between different cases of toxicity as well as treating it.
- To prevent toxicity and protect the environment.
- To be an advanced center that introduces the basics of the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology for postgraduate Egyptian and Arabian students.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, grants the student Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Education system
1- Learning language along all academic years is English, but in Arabic for University requirements.
2- Bachelor degree period is 6 years.
3- Education system inside the faulty is Credit hours system. Each academic year is divided into two semesters.
4- Student per each semester takes theoretical and practical courses, mentioned in the academic plan of education program.
5- For each course, number of hours are mentioned in education plan.
6- Student is shifted from one year to next year, in case of success in all courses, failure or absence (with or without an excuse) minimum in two courses only.
7- Student who failed in more than two courses, must re-take courses failed in and undergo the exam in the next year.
8- As for senior students who failed in more than two courses, they will take the exam in the 2nd round in September. If they failed in 2nd round exam, Statement Z will be applied on them.
9- In case the student passed in re-taken course, he/she will acquire highest “accepted” grade, if the student is absent with an accepted excuse, he/she will acquire actual grade.
The faculty offers its graduates different degrees to acquire:
- Diploma degree
- Master’s degree
- PhD degree
Terms of applying:
- Student applies a request to faculty’s Dean, who shifts him\her to department’s council in charge, as to state research’s topic and program, Finally all documents will be presented to faculty’s council for needed action.
- Research topic is stated before applying at least with two years. Committee is in charge to edit research’s title.
- Faculty’s council is in charge with stopping student’s registration for a period of time, in case of applying an accepted excuse, deprives him\her from education or research completion. This period will not be included with period mentioned in (16) (17) terms.
- Student’s registration is stopped in case:
Supervisor’s report about the student is unsatisfying.
Estimated period is ended and student did not apply the research yet.
If the committee refuses discussing research paper twice.
- Student applies 10 copies of research paper, after being accepted, as to be distributed among committee’s members and faculty’s library.
- The committee is in charge to exchange research paper with other universities.
